Cut and Paste to Existing Layer (CS4)

Is there a way to cut pixels from one layer and paste them to a selected layer (as opposed to pasting the pixels to a new layer which is created by PhotoShop)? Also, is there an easy way to make sure that the pasted pixels remain in their original position with respect to the overall canvas? I'm simply trying to move pixels from one layer to another layer while maintaining the position of the original pixels.
Thanks, Mike H.

Thanks,
I guess if you guys, having about a million posts, don't know, then I suppose nobody does. I've tried the "merge down" mothod, and it does indeed work. I just thought there might be something else that I didn't know about. I was thinking about it, and maybe Adobe doesn't want you to paste directly into an existing layer, for fear that you will over-write existing pixels on that layer. ?????
Thanks again for all who gave this question their time and atttention.
Mike

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